Erlotinib and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

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RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving erlotinib together with bevacizumab may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving erlotinib together with bevacizumab works in treating patients with stage IV melanoma.

Determine the overall safety and tolerability of this regimen in these patients.

Evaluate tissue blocks for EGFR by monoclonal antibody H11 (DAKO) or fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)7p12-specific probe-overexpression or amplification in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 1-28 and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Time to Disease Progression. [ Time Frame: up to one year after off-study date ]

Time from on study date to date of progression in months, if the progression happened in the patient. Disease progression is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions with reference to the smallest sum LD since treatment began or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

Progression-free Survival at 6 Months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Patients with Progression-free survival at 6 months

Number of Patients With Each Worst-grade Toxicity Response [ Time Frame: Day 1 of each 28-day cycle for 6 cycles (168 days) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Measurable Stage IV melanoma

Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status must be 0-1

Patients with brain metastases are eligible only if they fulfill the following: resected or stereotactic treatment a minimum of 3 months previously and no active CNS disease since then; brain metastases treated greater than 6 months ago without evidence of progression or hemorrhage, <1cm in size per lesion (up to 3 lesions), and off all steroids

Patients may not have received other agents, either investigational or marketed, which act by either EGFr inhibition or anti-angiogenesis mechanisms. Other epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors include (but are not limited to): Iressa, erbitux, CI-1033. Angiogenesis inhibitors include (but are not limited to): SU5416, SU6668, SU 0122348, CP547632, VEGF Trap, anti-integrin αVβ3.

Patients with > 1+ proteinuria will have 24-hour urine collection; for protein. Patients with ≥ 1gm protein/24 hrs will be excluded

If child bearing age must not be pregnant or nursing and use methods to prevent pregnancy

History or evidence upon physical examination of central nervous system (CNS) disease (e.g., primary brain tumor, seizures not controlled with standard medical therapy, or history of stroke)

Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures

History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or render the subject at high risk from treatment complications.